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JAMB Literature in English 1990 Question 24

Question 24

Other Set Texts: African Prose

The immediate cause of the war between Umuaro and Okperi was the

  1. A.land dispute
  2. B.murder of Akukalia
  3. C.intervention of Captain Winterbottom
  4. D.siting of the colonial administrative headquarters at Okperi.
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Answer: B (murder of Akukalia)

Explanation

The quarrel over land had gone on for years; war broke out when Umuaro's messenger Akukalia was killed in Okperi.